wonen

Dutch

Etymology

FromMiddle Dutchwōnen,fromOld Dutchwonon,fromProto-West Germanic*wunēn,fromProto-Germanic*wunāną,fromProto-Indo-European*wenh₁-(“to wish, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈʋoːnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation:wo‧nen
• Rhymes:-oːnən

Verb

wonen

1. (intransitive)tolive(in a certain place)

Conjugation

Conjugation ofwonen(weak)
infinitive	wonen
pastsingular	woonde
pastparticiple	gewoond
infinitive	wonen
gerund	wonenn
	present tense	past tense
1st personsingular	woon	woonde
2nd personsing.(jij)	woont,woon2	woonde
2nd personsing.(u)	woont	woonde
2nd personsing.(gij)	woont	woonde
3rd personsingular	woont	woonde
plural	wonen	woonden
subjunctivesing.1	wone	woonde
subjunctiveplur.1	wonen	woonden
imperativesing.	woon
imperativeplur.1	woont
participles	wonend	gewoond
1)Archaic.2)In case ofinversion.

Derived terms

• bewonen
• bijwonen
• inwonen
• samenwonen
• scheefwonen
• uitwonen
• woning
• woonachtig
• woonbaar
• woongemeenschap
• woongenot
• woongroep
• woonhuis
• woonkamer
• woonzaam

Descendants

• Afrikaans:woon
• Jersey Dutch:wône
• Negerhollands:woon,won,wun

Anagrams

• wonne

Middle Dutch

Etymology

FromOld Dutchwonon,fromProto-Germanic*wunāną.

Verb

wōnen

1. tolive,to have ahome
2. toremain,todwell

Inflection

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch:wonen
• Limburgish:woeane,wónne

Further reading

• “wonen (II)”,inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek,2000
• Verwijs, E.,Verdam, J.(1885–1929) “wonen”,inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek,The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN

Middle English

Etymology

FromOld Englishwunian(“to dwell, be accustomed to”).

Verb

wonen(third-person singular simple presentwoneth,present participlewonende,wonynge,first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participlewoned)

1. toabide,todwell
   • c.1370–1390,[William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, inThe Vision of Pierce Plowman[...],London:[…]Roberte Crowley,[…],published1550,→OCLC,folio v, verso:

     Therinwonnethawyghtthat Wronge isIhote/ Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother

     Thereindwellsa creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. /Adam and Evehe egged to ill, / CounselledCainto kill his brother

Descendants

• English:wone